spring training

Warriors stay 4 games up on Spurs...Cavs boost lead over Raptors UNDATED (AP) —With 11 games left in the regular season, the Golden State Warriors increasingly look like they will maintain home-court advantage through the playoffs--and against their toughest rival, the San Antonio Spurs.

Surging Hornets and Heat keep winning UNDATED (AP)— Nicolas Batum scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Brooklyn Nets 105-100. The Hornets have won eight of their last 10 and are in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Eastern Conference with Atlanta and Boston.

Spurs have letdown...Cavs clinch second straight Central title UNDATED (AP) — After their emotional victory over league-leading Golden State at home Saturday night, it was only natural the San Antonio Spurs might have a letdown. They did, but the Charlotte Hornets had a lot to do with it.

Badgers win on buzzer-beater...Texas A&M survives in double-OT...Top-seed Oregon squeaks by UNDATED (AP) — After 52 NCAA Tournament games, the Sweet 16 is set.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Ivan Nova pitched into the fifth inning before Joe Mauer's two-run single finished him, and the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Sunday.

Yale pulls off shocker...Arkansas-Little Rock upsets Purdue...Friars escape in final seconds UNDATED (AP) — Yale made its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 54 years a memorable one. The 12th seeded Bulldogs got 31 points from Makai Mason in a 79-75 upset of fifth-seeded Baylor in the West Region...

Florida Gulf Coast, Wichita State win openers DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Florida Gulf Coast and Wichita State are play-in winners on the first night of the "First Four" portion of the NCAA tournament.

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Manny Machado had two doubles, Mark Trumbo hit a two-run single Saturday, and the Baltimore Orioles broke their spring winless streak with an 8-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

Green Bay, Fairleigh Dickinson, South Dakota State and Gonzaga are in UNDATED (AP) — Four teams have played their way into the 68-team NCAA tournament that starts next week:

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Brian Dozier hit a leadoff drive in the first for his first spring homer, and the Minnesota Twins collected 16 hits in a 13-2 victory over a split-squad of Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.

The Minnesota Twins will head north this weekend to open up the 2015 season in Detroit for a three game series against the Tigers.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (mlb.com) (AP) -- With eight of their projected nine Opening Day starters in Monday night's lineup, the Red Sox erupted for a six-spot in the bottom of the fourth inning en route to a 14-2 victory over the Twins.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Joe Mauer hit his first home run of the spring and the Minnesota Twins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1 Saturday.

The voice of the Twins, Cory Provus updated listeners on the latest news from spring training.